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Archaeological society plans presentation on end of Ice Age

The public is invited to attend the next meeting of the San Juan Basin Archaeological Society, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, in the Lyceum at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College....

DATE: Sept. 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local football teams looking to lock down wins

With the high school football season now in full swing, local teams from Montezuma-Cortez, Dolores, Dove Creek and Mancos are hoping to pick up wins this weekend.M-CHS hoping for improvement...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Dove Creek volleyball team suffers losses

After opening its season with two consecutive victories, the Dove Creek High School volleyball team kicked off September with two tough losses. The first of those losses came in a road matchup...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Journey Noyes receives award in VFW art contest

Journey Noyes, a 2017 graduate of Montezuma-Cortez High School, has been selected as a 2016-17 Young American Creative Patriotic Art contest winner by the Montezuma County Veterans of Foreign Wars...

DATE: Sept. 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

M-CHS soccer team falls short against Bayfield, 3-0

For the first 75 minutes, the Montezuma-Cortez High School soccer team went step-for-step with Bayfield on Tuesday. Three goals over the final five minutes by Bayfield senior Tilden Berriman undid...

DATE: Sept. 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Secret Canyon fire remains at 115 acres

A wildfire nine miles east of Dove Creek in the Dolores River Canyon remains at 115 acres, the Bureau of Land Management said Tuesday in a news release. The Secret Canyon Fire was started by...

DATE: Sept. 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

M-CHS cross-country teams compete in Moab

Running in plain view of scenic red rocks at the Moab Golf Club on Aug. 30, several members of the Montezuma-Cortez High School boys and girls cross-country teams turned in season-best times....

DATE: Sept. 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Mancos harriers shine during busy week

For the Mancos High School boys and girls cross-country teams, the week preceding Labor Day turned out to be a successful one. Closing out August at the Aztec Invitational at Lions Wilderness Park...

DATE: Sept. 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Dolores loses 2 quarterbacks to injury in loss to Hotchkiss

Opening its season on the road against Hotchkiss on Sept. 1, the Dolores High School football team was blasted and battered in route to a 42-6 loss. Contributing to the Bears’ woes was an ankle...

DATE: Sept. 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Crash on U.S. 160 closes highway, starts brush fire

Cortez firefighters put out a brush fire, apparently caused by a two-car crash, near the intersection of U.S. Highway 160 and County Road F on Friday evening. The highway was closed at 6:26 p.m.,...

DATE: Sept. 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Woman accidentally shot by neighbor

Guns, marijuana and Mexican lager allegedly were in the mix in an accidental shooting in the Vista Verde Village trailer park east of Cortez on Aug. 25, according to the Montezuma County Sheriff’s...

DATE: Sept. 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa Verde National Park launches podcast series

A podcast series about the history of ancestral Puebloans in the Four Corners region launched Friday with three introductory episodes, according to a news release from Mesa Verde National Park. The...

DATE: Aug. 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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